Sasuke spoilerific review ;) Warning.. incoming blog of Sasuke 24.. if you don’t want to know.. you have been warned :D For a preview of this event.. Please see SASUKE NAVI FALL 2010 (1 hour review of Sasuke 24 with fluff pieces of all the major players in the upcoming Sasuke!) and the SASUKE PREVIEW SHOW that aired an hour before the official broadcast. Bare with me.. this show was 5 1/2 hour long (not including the specials..).. Aww man the tragedy in Haiti really threw me for a loop.. spent a good portion of the mornings watching TV and reading online. Oh.. and as Ube says: If you are from the G4 Forums, DON'T POST THIS THERE. They expect everyone to stick their head in the sand and pretend it doesn't exist..

TBS insistent spoiler on there being someone who wins so this is kinda anticlimactic after the drama from Takeda just what seems like a few minutes before but we know was a lot longer past that in real life. I have my guesses who will win.. and at this point I was still crying from Takeda so all of this was a blur.

And up he goes! Pretty steady pace not too slow.. Ube and I were thinking if you get to the exchange on the G-rope by around 25 secs left or more you've got a good shot to beat it.. provided you are a good rope climber..

Hmmm it's a bit slow.. he should be at 25 or less and he's approaching 20 quickly

Yeah yeah.. It is the final, end of night.. TBS is throwing in all the commercials they saved from before.. so word of warning.. expect more interruptions from here on out.. in fact.. in the middle of all the runs..

BTW I will be blogging about Sportsman.. So excited to see Takeda smiling and happy after Sasuke 24 this particular video made me smile.. a LOT!

Back from commercials

Groping the rope.. and actually not doing badly.

Klaxon blaring..

Actually he's not that far by comparison to what I thought!

He's got a pretty decent rope climb!

.. almost done....

Gah.. oh well.. a HELL of a lot better than Kanno did in 23.. by a long shot..

This kid's got Really good potential to get to another final and if he works on ropes more I think he can beat this thing!

1. the TBS chick looks cute. Sorry can't resist.:) Ube is right about having more incentive.

2. You seem to know a lot about Japanese Culture. :)

3. Obligatory Translation :):-At the end of his final stage, Lee replied that it ( the final ) wasn't that hard but blames it ( his failure ) on "insufficient training". Unfortunately for me, i can't see how the translator chick looks like. :p

4. Reference to Yuuji:- Maybe it is a cultural thing but based on my experiences in real life, Americans are VERY safety-conscious ( spelling? ). Nothing wrong with safety but still...err...never mind :)

5. Actually i think Takeda should be fine. :) I didn't want to be asshole but you girls ( in part 19 ) were a bit...err...again never mind...ok i am a jerk. :p

6. Don't be too hard on the "idiot announcer", he is just doing his job ie. trash-talking sports commentator.Hey! Someone has got to play the bad guy! No big deal really. :p

7. in 1 of Yuuji's photos later ( the one in the lab or something ) i can't tell which of the guys is Yuuji! Lol! Hahaha...anyone knows?

awee I'm doing what I can to understand the culture. It's when I understand that that many things make sense with what they do over there. Seeing things from the USA perspective only leaves questions but when I see it from their perspective it makes perfect sense :) (also explains why there are so many pics around that age range at temples :p )

Awwww thanks for the Lee translation :)

LOL about the open flame.. having seeing a big ball of fire come out and engulf someone when they tried to spray their hair with hairspray near a kerosene heater.. yeah.. that stuff kinda sticks to your brain :p

Ah let me be an emotional basketcase with Takeda .. considering he was the one having a coronary I was more than happy to offer my uhm.. assistance :) Yeah that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Nah.. idiot announcer has it coming.. no other announcer was this cruel. Poking fun in the first stage is one thing as a joke.. he's mean spirited and there's no reason for it. He doesn't have "tact" and even the veteran announcers who do "jokes" and poking know when to stop and when things are appropriate. He's just an ass :p

Ok i apologise for my impolite language & any insensitive comments. I have spent 16 years ( 2 in the army, 14 in construction ) of my time mixing with "rough" men. I am used to talking like that & more used to nastier taunts from assholes that make Iketani Yukio seem like a sweet guy. LOL! I will try my best to be more sensitive & polite. :)